Kes's telepathic powers increase and she has to make a life changing decision. The Doctor starts to remove Seven of Nines Borg implants, even though she does not want him to, because of her body is starting to reject them.

After Chakotay is marooned on a planet where two alien life forms are attempting genocide against each other, he starts to feel sympathy for the aliens who are helping him since he is not of their enemy race. Janeway and the command crew attempt to discover where Chakotay's shuttle crashed.